Stop investing in arms trade, university pension fund is told
Academics are calling on the UK university sector’s main pension provider to sell its stake in a controversial arms manufacturer that has profited from selling cluster bombs ...
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Unified Lyndon, Johnson State colleges renamed Northern Vermont University
Today the VSCS Board of Trustees voted to name the unified Johnson State College and Lyndon State College “Northern Vermont University” with campuses at both Johnson and Lyndon.
Trump tweets about Ohio State University stabbing attack
President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the Ohio State University attack in a tweet early Wednesday morning, claiming that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was “taking credit” for the attack.
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The end of ownership: Personal property in the digital economy
From the black stuff to books, who gets the goods in a sharing and streaming era?
‘Slow road’ to diversity for medical faculty
The diversity of professors in the basic science departments of US medical schools is unlikely to change in the next 60 years, according to research.
‘Keep Your Nuts Away From Us’
Can a women’s college house undergraduate men on campus and still be a women’s college? Many Mary Baldwin alumnae answer no.
Presidential election sparks a rise in campus unrest
The day after Donald Trump was elected president, students at UC Irvine organized a “cry-in.” “This is an actual event,” posted an Asian student group at the school.
Muslim community fears backlash after Ohio State attack
At an off-campus coffee shop Monday, Ohio State University senior Mohamed Farah catches up on his homework.
How warming is threatening the genetic diversity of species
Research on stoneflies in Glacier National Park indicates that global warming is reducing the genetic diversity of some species ...
